The band dedicated the album to Bill Hicks (a comedian who the band felt was going in the same direction as them) and said this album to be partly inspired by him. The liner notes included references to ketamine produced dissociative anesthesia, Timothy Leary, ritual magick and religious fundamentalism. Themes of the album include Egyptian mythology in a seven-pointed star symbolizing Babalon, and sacred geometry in dividing the planet into grids related to chromosomes. These segues are "Useful Idiot", "Message to Harry Manback", "Intermission", "Cesaro Summability", and "(-) Ions". Several of the songs are short segues or interludes that connect to longer songs, pushing the total duration of the CD towards the maximum of around 80 minutes.
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Promotional singles were issued, in order of release, for " Stinkfist", " H.", " Ænema" and " Forty-Six & 2" with just the first and third receiving music videos. The title Ænima is a combination of the words ' anima' (Latin for 'soul' associated with the ideas of "life force" and a term often used by psychologist Carl Jung) and ' enema', the medical procedure involving the injection of fluids into the rectum. Ænima was Tool's first studio album with former Peach bassist Justin Chancellor.
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In 2003, Ænima was ranked the sixth most influential album of all time by Kerrang! The title track won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1998. The album appeared on several lists of the best albums of 1996, including that of Kerrang! and Terrorizer. It was certified triple platinum by the RIAA on March 4, 2003. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart upon its initial release, selling 148,000 copies in its first week. The album was produced by David Bottrill.
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The album was recorded and cut at Ocean Way, Hollywood and The Hook, North Hollywood from 1995 to 1996. It was released in vinyl format on September 17, 1996, and in compact disc format on October 1, 1996, through Zoo Entertainment. Ænima ("ON-ima" ) is the second studio album by American rock band Tool. Wikiquote has quotations related to: Ænima